Ask Korn Anything!

Have you ever wanted to ask Korn a personal question? Well, now's your chance!
We're going to take your questions to James "Munky" Shaffer next week or so. All you have to do is pose your question in the comments below, and we'll take the best and most popular to him in our interview.
Korn have been regarded as pioneers since they first emerged in 1993 and became a central figure in the nu-metal movement with their eccentric guitar tones and captivating emotional performances. They continue to push the envelope and even experimented with dub step, but now they're back to working with rock - and have even reunited with original guitarist "Head" in 2013.
Ask anything you like. Remember, good questions are open ended - it's better to ask something that starts with "how" than "what" which usually leads to one words answers, for example.
It's a great chance to get to know James and the band better than ever, so post your questions below and we'll post the results after speaking to him. Thanks!

Near all the questions are terrible questions. The comments section is generally full of the same generic questions I've heard in interviews a million times before.
There was little point asking UG users to ask questions at this point because the guy could have gone to the interview and gotten the same results.
I really thought some interesting questions would be put forward...

How much does friendly rivalry factor into your working relationship with Head? Most bands with two guitarists have the lead and the rhythm but the two of you split duties pretty evenly. Did you guys ever try to outdo each other or have volume battles at practice in the early years?

Maybe if Mucky thinks that he didn't get enough guitars on Korn albums, he might do a solo album of unreleased or unused/ or brand new material?
EDIT: never mind. I just heard Fear and the Nervous System, it's awesomme! Thank you everyone on here for talking about it. Munky do more of those!

wouldn't that be more a of something for producers? (I'm saying this thinking Korn is like any other band who has producers and don't produce their own music - I'm not about to wikipedia it either, so don't flame me for this)

I started listening to some of their older songs for the first time in quite a while. Now that I play guitar and know more about it, it was easier to really see how some of their guitar work was really special and how they added to the music. This does make me more curious about how they get their tone and some of those sounds too.

I know, it really takes away from Munky's playing. HE was the the reason I got into Korn. I found what he managed to do was interesting. Lately I can barely him him in the mix. With Head back, they are on the right track.

gonna use this to ask legit questions:
were your and head's influences similar when korn was starting up? did they evolve similarly since then up to the point where head left? now that he's back, are you on the same page musically? did you find it easy to work with him? did it come naturally? or did it take some getting used to after all those years?

Once again proving people are guilty before proving their innocence...
and why i disagreed with naming and shaming someone BEFORE they are judged on their guilt... even if he is found innocent his life is destroyed now.

It's awful, sorry man. Just cookie cutter bi-polar sissy metal. Nothing new. You should try to do something original. You guys might have what it takes. For example, Pantera. They stopped and evaluated themselves, like, "what are we doing this trash for?" The rest is history.

How do you feel about the nowadays condition of the bands who were into the nu metal league in the early 2000s (like Deftones, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, P.O.D. etc.)? How do you like their changed styles or staying in the same direction?

If Pinocchio is saying that his nose WILL grow, then he may be telling the truth. We do not know the precise moment as of yet, but we do know that his nose will eventually grow, due to his rare case of Mynosegrow Swhenlying syndrome.
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"Is this the way to Amarillo". Only two logical conclusions, either "You lying c**t, it was LEFT at Albequeque" or "Yep... now to buy a satnav".
As for Korn songs... I don't thnk any of their songs need a sequel.

I've lived in the Tulare/Visalia area for most of my life. Considering that I've driven through Bakersfield roughly 11,000X in the last 25 years I'm just curious if you've ever spent any time up here? If you do have an informed idea of this place please use your magic famousy-superstar powers to deter all individuals from voluntarily coming here for any reason whatsoever. Thanks!

Yeah I was interested in their "Korn Kovers" release too. Especially their cover of NIN's Head Like a Hole.
If there isn't an album, is there any chance of the songs being released separately e.g. as B-sides or digitally?

Was it a conscious choice to take the thick guitars away after Head left or did it just naturally end up that way? Why didn't you include songs like Eaten Up Inside on SYOTOS it's one of the best Korn songs ever?

How did you guys came up with the camel song which I really love because it has this special sort of atmosphere, almost oriental that I love in korn songs as well as in the pre chorus of good god or the chorus of wake up for example. Keep doing stuff like that guys!

How was the writing process with Head for the Paradigm Shift? Was is sort of weird at first or was it like you guys just picked right back up were you left off after he left? And What is your favorite song, guitar wise, from the new album?

I live in Bakersfield Ca and I'm curious, how often do you guys come back home and do you guys ever think about doing a secret home show? What are some of your guys' favorite kick back spots here in town?

Would you be interested in having a pet monkey called "Munky" and ocassionally swap places with the Munky monkey appearing in photoshoots with Korn and other promotional work, just to potentially confuse people?

Will Korn ever decided to start incorporating guitar solos into their sound? I think maybe having an industrial sounding Korn (ala See You On The Other Side) with solos would work perfectly.
And when will you guys tour Canada again?

Now that Head is back, have you thought about maybe going back and re-working some of the post-Head songs to now include his influence just for fun. For example, I love "It's me again", very old school sound, but I often imagine what a song like that would sound like if Head's influence was included.

When Head left you took over as the sole guitar player in Korn, which was no doubt a lot of pressure but also a big reward once you proved you could do it. When word of Head possibly returning to the band, was there ever a moment where you thought like saying "hang on guys, I've got this, I can still do it on my own"?

While the perks of being in a popular band is quite obvious, Do you have any regrets about becoming a full time musician? What advice would you up and coming bands who would like to make music their full time career?

Fieldy said once upon a time in interview - "Rogers Waters said that KoRn's cover of Another Brick In The Wall is best cover of this song how he ever heard" Munky can you say something more about that?When Roger said this?

I've heard the early stories of how you and Head were about to steal your first 7 string guitars-- how difficult is it today to create the perfect guitar rig combination? Also, what is your current rig for tour/studio?

"I hate The Path of Totality"
"You should have never experimented with an electronic sound"
It's sad how a lot of people are commenting on here trashing an artist's creative expression, then turning around and saying that they're diehard Korn fans. I became a fan around the time See You On The Other Side came out and I love their early stuff and their recent work with dubstap artists. You do realize that if you truly appreciated the band, then you would approve of there experimentation, right? You can't evolve your art without doing so. Some of the greatest pioneers of music were controversial because they tried something new to their time. Should they have been ridiculed as well?

Did you listen to Path Of Totality? It wasn't creative at all. The songs were all the same, and Korn just stole some of their old chorus and slapped them on some dubstep. Please remember that there are some outstanding crossovers between electronic and metal (like Fear Factory's "Demanufacture" to say the more known). That's just a fail.

In essence electronic music tends to be a bit repetitive. And one thing that you have to remember is that it all comes down to matters of opinion. You can't argue that because I know what I like and you know what you like. No matter what either one of us says we won't be able to change that.

on the unplugged version of blind in the bridge part, you do a flamenco-like run which sounded really awesome. something i would not have expected you to do. have you thought about incorporating this style on heavier songs?

I became a fan of Korn around the time See You On the Other Side was released. I went back and listened to the bands back catalog and have been a fan ever since. I love the experimentation you guys did with Untitled and "Totality". Even though I love that signature Korn sound, what other sorts of experimenting would you guys like to test the waters of now that Head's back?